Snow Day!

Today is a snow day, meaning that I still had to go to class. BUT Nick gets to work from home, which means we hang out at his dad's house allll day while Guillermo plays and I watch an entire season of Grey's Anatomy on Netflix. It's FINALLY on instant play, which I have been waiting for for months!

At first I had planned for today to write a book review but I really don't feel like it right now. HA! So, instead I am going to tell you about the book I just started:

This book is by the same author as The Devil Wears Prada, which I loved and have read twice. [The movie is also awesome!] I've heard that this book of Lauren Weisberger's will also be turned into a movie in the near future! I am neglecting reading a bit because of Grey's, but this one is a really fun and easy read. I ordered the sample on my Kindle before purchasing the entire thing, just to make sure I'd want to read it, and just the first chapter was really good!

By the way, if you have a Kindle, I would highly suggest taking advantage of the sample feature! Sometimes I hear about a book, and rather than waiting to look into it until after I finish my current read, I'll just hop online and order the sample for later. This is awesome because it not only allows me to read a little before committing to the 7 or 8 dollars the entire book will cost, but it's a fail safe way to remember all of the books I want to read! 

Also, I won this painting over at Much Love, Illy, yesterday! I am so excited. The painting is by Lindsey from Aisle to Aloha, and it's so pretty!! [you can check out her shop, here!]

This is also really convenient because I have been throwing the idea around of getting an ampersands tattoo next. Love this, and can't wait to hang it up! :) 

Happy snow day, friends!!

xoxo S

Wednesday Wonders v.6

This week's Wednesday Wonders has a special theme: Sylvia Plath! I have been more than a little obsessed by her in the last few weeks (more than normal, at least). Also, since I have decided that my next tattoo is going to be the Sylvia quote found in The Bell Jar: "Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences." I thought that this would be fitting!! 

In addition, there are 12 photos this week, instead of 10, all of which came from Sylvia Plath - Poetry's Lioness

1. One of the only visual depictions I have been able to find

of this beautiful quote.

2. Sylvia BUTTONS?? I wish I knew where these were

sold so I could have some of my own!

3. This is one of her most popular quotes. I think it's incredibly

thought provoking and this mural is awesome.

4. Right before I found this photo, I was thinking about how

awesome it would be to have a library full of SP books. And how

I would love to photograph them.

5. It was a tortured marriage, but oh so pretty.

6. One of my favorite reads. I talked about it here. I strongly

urge EVERYONE to pick this up and read it from cover to cover.

7. Another one of her popular quotes, also from The Bell Jar. 

I think this tattoo is clever and simple and feminine.

8. This quote makes me wonder where it's written and how many

people have happened upon it. 

9. Pretty SP.

10. When it came down to it, my decision for new ink was between

the above quote and this one. SO pretty.

11. This painting was coupled with a SP quote on

the Tumblr that I linked above.

12. A caricature of SP using quotes from her own writing.

Also...***

We took Guillermo the vet this morning, and he is probably waking up from surgery right about now. We are really nervous and hope he's doing okay. I will definitely do a little update in the next few days to let you all know how he is doing. We get him back tomorrow morning and hope all has gone well with the surgery. I want to thank you again for all of your kind words and so much support over the last few weeks. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 

Now... I am off to the library to pick up the DVD version of The Crucible for my AA kids. They are struggling to understand the play in the book, so I thought watching it scene by scene might help them + a character  map! Have a wonderful Wednesday! 

Owls!

So, I have been severely craving new ink. Firstly, I have a beautiful necklace that my grandmother gave me that was hers when she was married. It’s a medal of Mary, and since the chain broke, I want to get that tattooed on me. But, I have been having other ideas for new ink, also. I have been loving looking at owls lately, and I want to know what you guys think :) These are the pictures I have found online, and I am thinking that I want some combination of the four.

What do you guys think?

Inky ink.

Tattoos! I love love love tattoos. I love to look at them, and I love to get them. I have seven now, and I plan to get many, many more. Once I can afford them ;) I have always wanted to be significantly covered in tattoos, but am a little hesitant. Firstly, I don’t know exactly what to get, or, rather, I can’t decide! Secondly, it’s very expensive. Thirdly, as an English teacher, it seems I have to compromise very much about where I want them to be! All of my tattoos have been done at the same shop, and most by the same person. Steve, at Vertigo in Oxford, OH is a very good friend of the family and almost always gives me a great deal, not to mention he is a pretty amazing artist. ;) Visit their site, here! He also pierced my nose, lip, and cartilage, but I have since grown out of that phase!

My favorite tattoo is one I got for my sister. It was my second tattoo, and I have had it for two three years now. It’s a female archer. My sister is a Sagittarius, and also my goddaughter. Her birth when I was 19 years old was a huge event in my life that greatly changed the person that I am. I wanted to get something that encompassed all of that, and made me remember what a strong role model I am to her each and every day. She is three and a half, now, and constantly asks to see my “rattoos.” :) She also asks my dad all the time to give her some of her own! Usually a cat named “Harry” and dog named “Sheila” (after our pug).

My third and fourth tattoos were ones I got for my brother (the scales, he is a Libra) and the man and woman, which I got for my parents. The music note signifies their musical abilities. My mom loves to sing, and my dad plays the guitar amazingly. Ever since I was a little girl, these two things have been a huge part of our household. And my brother and I are much closer than we used to be, and I think he secretly likes that I have a permanent tattoo in honor of him. ;)

My next set of tattoos is anchors on each of my hips. During my sophomore year of college, I got out of a very bad relationship and this was also the time when my little sister was born. As a result, I began having a really hard time at school. It got so bad that I would have to leave classes because I was unable to control my emotions. So I started seeing a counselor on campus. He asked questions about my tattoos, and one day asked when I was going to get a tattoo for ME. I thought this was a very good question! Eventually, he diagnosed me with anxiety. He asked me where I felt that most physically when I was upset. I told him that I often realized that I was holding my breath for long periods of time, and that I would get really tense in my back and shoulders. Originally, I wanted to get anchors on my shoulders for this reason, but teaching stopped me. So that’s why they ended up on my hips! Which is a little ironic, because much like anxiety having a panic attack that comes on unexpectedly, I don’t often think about these little anchors until I catch a glimpse of them on the way into the shower.

Lastly, I have this little dinosaur on my back for my grandmother. This is my most recent tattoo. When I was very little, my grandma got me this keychain, and I have had it on my keys for years and years. When the paint began rubbing off, I decided that before it was completely gone, I wanted to get it tattooed. I think it may be my least favorite tattoo stylistically, but one that is closest to my heart. I grew up with my grandma, and we were very close when I was young. As she gets older, her memory is fading and we are growing apart. It makes me sad that we don’t talk or see each other much anymore, but I still love her very much, and each time I see this tattoo, I take time to think about her.

Additionally, the sun above this little dino is my very, very first tattoo. I got it the week after I turned 18 and ended up being one that I regretted. Not because it wasn’t pretty or cute, but because it didn’t mean anything to me. Luckily, I have a wonderful friend named Christa who got one to match it :) Now we have matching ink, and I love it! I used to have a picture of it before the dinosaur was under it, but I don’t know where it ended up!

I would love to get an Angelique Houtkamp tattoo, especially her day of the dead skull. I have been wanting one of these for a long time, and Danielle over at Sometimes Sweet just did a feature about Angelique Houtkamp the other day. I was sort of familiar with her work before this, but her entry prompted me to do a bit more research, and her artwork is beautiful!

So, that’s my tattoo story. I hope everyone enjoyed it oh so much :).

xoxo